Mission Without Borders

Analysis

Mission Without Borders is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01065601). It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Mission Without Borders reported income of £3.4m and spending of £3.4m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.8m to £3.4m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mission Without Borders sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Artists Studio Company (£3.4m), The National Energy Foundation (£3.4m) and Sofea (£3.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £35k. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.1%. Reserves of £522k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.